Flying-machine.



PATENTED APR. 30', 1907.

B: GONNOLLY.

- FLYING MACHINE.

APPLIOATION FILED APR.13. 1906.

fizrngf BARTI-IOLOMEW CONN OLLY, OF TONOPAH, NEVADA.

FLYING-MACHINE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented April 30, 1907.

Application died April 13, 1906. Serial No. 311,449.

To all whom it may concern:

NOLLY, a citizen of the United States, residing at Tonopah, in thecounty of Nye and State of Nevada, have invented new and usefulImprovements in Flying-Machines, of which the following is aspecification.

My invention relates to an aerial apparatus and it consists in thecombination of mech- I anism and devices whereby power is transmitted,with. the object of raising and propelling the apparatus.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is .a perspective view of myimproved appara- [5 tus. Figs. 2 and 3 are details of construction.

My invention comprises a sufiiciently I fstrong frame A made ofanysuitable or desired shape, and preferably of aluminium or like-material.Upon this frame is carried an .engine or, motor 2,'from which power isderived and transmitted to propel the apparatus". It will be understoodthat any suitable motormay be applied. I have found that gasolene or anequivalent internal combustion engine is very suitable for the purpose.

From this engine power is transmitted by a belt as at 3 and pulleys 4,to one or more shafts i 5, which shafts are suitably connected so that3o power may be transmitted through the series. Each of these shafts isprovided with cranks 6, and connecting rods 7 extend upwardly tocross-heads 8 which are slidable in guides 9.

' I These guides are suitably braced or support- 3 5 ed to prevent sideoscillation. "Secured to and extendingabove the guides are other guides10 within which the rods 11 are slidable vertically.'. These rods carryat the upper end ribs 12 which are preferably made of aluminium,sufiiciently stiff, and jointed or hinged to the rods 11, at the upperend, as shown at 13. The extension rods 14 connect the ribs'with theslidable rings 15 which are fitted to the vertical rods 11. The ribs 12are covered with any suitable strong flexible B kn h I B C I guides, andwhen pushed upwardly the para;

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chute-like structures will be wholly or partiall y closed and caused tomove freely in that direction. As soon as the return stroke is made bymeans of the crank 6, the parachute will open by the prmsure of the air,and will thus act with a pulling force, which is designed to raise theapparatus, or to so lighten, that by the assistance of a comparativelysmall gas-holder, the desired 'effectwill be produced.

The proportion and size of the parts will be controlled by the number ofparachute-like structures, the size and the rapidity of theirreciprocations. These devices are intended solely to raise the apparatusto any desired height, and the apparatus may be balanced by varying therapidity of reciprocation of the different parachutes so that if thetendency is to raise one side or end more than the other, the movementof the raising devices at 7 5 that end or side may be made less rapidthan those upon the other? side. This can be effected by means offriction clutches connected with the propelling shafts, so that by acertain amount of slippage of the clutches, the rapidity of movement ofthe devices may be controlled.

In order to propel the apparatus in a direc tion in the line of travel,I have shown a propeller 17 carried upon a shaft 18, and power may betransmitted to rotate this shaft from bevel or other gearing, or wellknown ropelling devices as at 19. A friction clutc 20 serves to connectand disconnect the line of shafting, and by means of this clutch, themovements of the propeller may be controlled, as previously described,for the elevating devices.

21 is a rudder conveniently located with relation to the propeller, andby means of 5 tiller ropes, or other well known connections, the ruddermay be turned to direct the course of the apparatus. It will beunderstood that the single propeller, and the single rudder representany number of these devices which may be found desirable to employ, andvarious modifications may be made of the appa- IOO 'ratus, followingwell known practice in such apparatus without departing from theprindple of my invention. Rigidly mounted upon the rods 11 are stops 22and 23 for the purpose of limiting the opening and closing movement ofthe parachutes.

' Having thus described my invention, what I claim and cut is 11 In an.

desire to secure by Letters Pataerial machine, a frame with a Iplurality of spaced shafts journaled-across it and havmg cranks at theirouter ends, vertical standards fixed to the frame contiguous to thecranks, vertically slotted guides fixed to the standards, cross-headsslidable in the slots of the guides and connections between said rodsand the cranks, guided rods connected with the cross-heads, said firstnamed 'des havin other ides at the u er ends h fougli' whi%h said i odspass, an d conical I 5 flexible ribbed and e'xpansible structi'irescarried on theupper ends of the rods and movable therewith."

2. In an apparatus of the character described, a frame, a series offlexible ribbed 2o foldable cones, vertically guided and slidable rodsupon the upper ends of whichthe cones are carried,

transverse shafts with cranks at the ends outside of the ends of theframe,

with which nected,ishaf the cone-carrying rods are conts and gears bywhich the crank shafts, a longitudinally journaled propeller bearingshaft, a motor and intermediate mechanism to transmit power to the crankand propeller shafts in unison, and clutches with actuating meanswhereby the pro eller,

or either end of any crank shaft, may e en-' gaged or disengaged.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in presence of twosubscribing witnesses. 1

BARTHOLOMEW CON NOLLY.

itn esses:

GEO. B. SEAMAN, GEo. W. Fox.

